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Project Buyer – Data Centers (Equans)
Location: Didsbury, Manchester (Primary) Travel: Occasional visits to regional offices and project sites
Equans Data Centers is seeking to appoint a Project Buyer to our growing Data Centre business, delivering records procurement outcomes across large-scale construction projects.
This role aligns with a high-growth team and offers an opportunity to shape supply chains, drive sustainable procurement, and reduce project risks through strategic commercial leadership.
Why Join Equans?
- Work on cutting-edge data centre infrastructure, shaping the future of digital technology.
- Belong to a global, values-driven organisation with opportunities for career progression and impact.
- Collaborate in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with projects truncating across Europe.
Key Responsibilities
- Procurement Leadership: Oversee end-to-end buying for assigned projects, ensuring cost-effective, high-value solutions aligned with strategic goals.
- Contract & Supplier Management: Negotiate and manage subcontractor agreements and material supply chain contracts, including commercial risk mitigation.
- Supply Chain Strategy: Develop and optimise tailored supply chains for large-scale data centres, driving efficiency, performance, and cross-project learnings.
- Full Project Lifecycle Engagement: Support tendering, preconstruction, contract negotiations, and delivery, acting as a sustainability guardian alongside operational responsibility.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Champion inspection with Project Directors/Managers on procurement insights, supply chain selection, and risk optimisation.
- Carbon & Compliance Programme: Champion net-zero objectives, collaborating with suppliers on material reductions and circular economy adoption.
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Education & Qualifications
- Formal recognition in procurement or commercial roles preferred (e.g., CIPS Level 4, or equivalent relevant certification).
- Experience in construction, building services, quantity surveying, or global commercial procurement highly valued.
- Construction/Engineering/Quantity Surveying Degree or Diploma (desirable).
Skills & Experience
✔ Strong project management for high-complexity, multi-year contracts. ✔ Exceptional negotiation ability to influence suppliers and deliver contractual win-wins. ✔ Data-driven decision-making, using analytical tools (e.g., Tender Management Mastery Training). ✔ Genuine interest in **sustainability/carbon reduction practices with applicable supplier skills. ✔ Demonstrated success in building asset supply chains, minimising price/quality risk. ✔ Microsoft Excel experts—mastery in advanced functions for financial/strategic reporting. ✔ Resourcefulness: progress projects where other teams may have hit roadblocks. ✔ Seamless collaboration across multiple divisions (e.g., engineering, project sites). ✔ Problem-solving paired with stakeholder empathy for resolving complex commercial conflicts.
Benefits Package
Competitive Salary + Exceptional Workplace Support:
📌 Work Life Balance:
- 25 days annual leave + public holidays.
- Two CR&D days per year (excluding contract leave).
🇳🏴 Security & Wellbeing:
- Life cover (4x salary equivalent).
- Critical illness protection plus private medical insurance.
- Employee Assistance Programme/24/7 mental health support.
💼 Investment in You:
- Pension Scheme (employee contributions, auto-enrolment).
- Technology Mastery Development Fund (CIPS training, industry certifications).
- Generous skills training budget.
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🔄 Network & Belonging:
- Active employee resources groups (e.g., WOMEN Together, RISE, AccessAbility, Encompass).
- Attractive referral rewards scheme.
About Equans Data Centers
As a proudly under-listed partner, Equans Data Centres combines Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans Legacy to deliver end-to-end data centre contracts for hyperscale and colocation projects.
Accreditations include:
🔹 8-country global network of thousands of tech-integrated building services and civil construction experts. 🔹 200+ data centres delivery record, surpassing 400,000 m² of intellectual data halls. 🔹 Open Blue® technology, uniting civil engineering, system integration, and ** Downtime Rental** with streamlined procurement.
For every customer—Amazon Web Services, VIRTUS/Digital Reality, and more—our mission remains the same: build 21st-century IT power systems with high operational transparency, innovation, and repeatability.
Next Steps
✅ Eligibility: Right to work in the UK no longer required (disclosure checks apply). ⚠ Location Limitation: No relocation package available. 🌍 Diversity & Inclusion Commitment: Applications from women + underrepresented backgrounds are actively encouraged under the UK Equality Act 2010.
Apply now via our careers portal. For questions, reply directly to the Resourcing Team—no outside agencies permitted.
Join a team shaping tomorrow’s digital infrastructure—where procurement isn’t just buying, it’s partnering for long-term success.
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